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Putnam County, IN

Demographic and economic profile of Putnam County, IN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Putnam County is a small west-central Indiana county of 37,091 residents with a median household income of $78,378 and a low unemployment rate of 2.1%, though labor force participation stands at just 56.9% and only 19.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs remain modest, with a median home value of $205,800 and median gross rent of $883 per month, supporting a homeownership rate of 75.4%. The county's population has edged down 1.2% over five years, and a GDP per capita of $29,973 trails the median household income figure, reflecting a workforce concentrated in moderate-wage employment.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

37,091

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$78,378

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.2% since 2018

Putnam County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone34,056 (91.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,244 (3.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races687 (1.8%)
  • Asian Alone552 (1.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race520 (1.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone188 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish488
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)143
  3. 3.Other Indo-European112
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic90
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic69

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

63.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,525

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$29,973

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$34,050

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,031
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)3,058
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,154
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities1,443
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,324

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,687
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,814
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,955
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,399
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,996

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.82×)3,103
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.66×)454
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.42×)1,428
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.24×)2,307
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.07×)4,277

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$205,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$883/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,629 (15.3%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,523 (14.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,181 (11.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,082 (10.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999785 (7.4%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999694 (6.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

56.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,278

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone12,385 (76.2%)
  • Worked At Home1,633 (10.1%)
  • Carpooled1,195 (7.4%)
  • Walked954 (5.9%)
  • Other81 (0.5%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.